Despite having been a supporter, follower and practitioner of the art that is ‘change management’ for many years, I only recently reflected on why it is worth doing. I first picked it up as a formal discipline in the early 1990’s, and simply used the insights and lessons that it provided because it made …
This month’s edition of the CPAS bulletin for leaders, Lead On, featured a very positive review for our new book on handling change in church, which was great to read: “Mark Twain said that the only person that likes change is a wet baby. Yet, as this book argues, change is both practically and theologically …
The UK energy market has been coming in for a lot of criticism in the last few weeks because although wholesale gas prices have fallen a third since their peak at the end of 2013, the best big six price reduction has been 5% (British Gas and npower). The press and MP’s have criticised the …
The initial strategy in the Iraq 2003 invasion was described as ‘shock and awe’ (apparently technically it is called ‘rapid dominance’). The aim is to “overload an adversary’s perceptions and understanding of events such that the enemy would be incapable of resistance”. It is a strategy to prompt a sharp change in behaviour. It is …
Mae West had a great repertoire of one-liners. One of my favourites is one that I am frequently reminded of when I hear some political and business leaders speak: “That’s enough about me. Let’s talk about you. What do you think of me?” There is real danger inherent in the leadership position that sadly we …